Pokémon · Base
Ho-oh
Wizards Black Star Promos · #52 · Promo · 1999
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$45.58
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 52 / 53
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 250
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Ho-oh plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Sacred Wing) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Ho-oh
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Ho-oh?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
RRCCSacred Wing — 60
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack's base damage is 20 instead of 60.
Weakness:W×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $41.63 | $110.21 | $499.94 | $45.58 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €85.00 |
| 7-day average | €78.62 |
| 30-day average | €88.75 |
| Low | €60.00 |
| Trend price | €90.77 |
| Low (excellent+) | €62.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €79.99 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ho-oh is real?
Ho-oh is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Ho-oh worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ho-oh is $45.58; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Ho-oh from?
Ho-oh is from the Pokémon set "Wizards Black Star Promos" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Ho-oh?
Ho-oh is a Promo card in the Wizards Black Star Promos set.
Other Ho-oh printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
